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<blockquote data-quote="cybertalus" data-source="post: 2121074" data-attributes="member: 4400"><p>What I posted was actually the diplomaticified version of how bad I thought it was. I got some of the worst things out my system with the e-mail to NBC that I didn't send.</p><p></p><p>Remaking the British script was definitely a huge problem for me because it highlighted how inferior this version is. The "firing" scene worked in the UK version, despite being horribly cruel, because Ricky Gervais was believeably clueless at how the joke would be taken. The American guy just came across as mean.</p><p></p><p>And no, I didn't expect clones of the British cast, but expected a US cast who could capture the same essence of the characters as in the British version. If they kept the Tim/Jim actor and recast all the other parts, they might have a chance.</p><p></p><p>Coupling had the same problems both with casting and remaking episodes. Only the dumb brunette in the US version managed the same essence as the original, and the recycling of scripts really highlighted that. Worse, the recycled scripts were often cut, for time or content, leaving some of the best moments out. Worse yet, BBC America ran the UK versions immediately after the NBC remakes aired, so anyone who cared to could flip over and see just how bad the NBC versions compared to the originals.</p><p></p><p>These two remakes have taught me something though. Even with great writing, a show can still come out stinking.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and Mark, I didn't know Three's Company was a remake. I knew All in the Family was, although I've never had the chance to see the original.</p><p></p><p>I don't blame the Brits for taking our green American dollars and laughing all the way to their banks. Though I'm thinking maybe we should start a collection to pay them money to not let Americans ruin any more of their shows. If we could get $1 a year from every person in the US maybe that'd be enough to do it and get Eastenders back on BBC America too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cybertalus, post: 2121074, member: 4400"] What I posted was actually the diplomaticified version of how bad I thought it was. I got some of the worst things out my system with the e-mail to NBC that I didn't send. Remaking the British script was definitely a huge problem for me because it highlighted how inferior this version is. The "firing" scene worked in the UK version, despite being horribly cruel, because Ricky Gervais was believeably clueless at how the joke would be taken. The American guy just came across as mean. And no, I didn't expect clones of the British cast, but expected a US cast who could capture the same essence of the characters as in the British version. If they kept the Tim/Jim actor and recast all the other parts, they might have a chance. Coupling had the same problems both with casting and remaking episodes. Only the dumb brunette in the US version managed the same essence as the original, and the recycling of scripts really highlighted that. Worse, the recycled scripts were often cut, for time or content, leaving some of the best moments out. Worse yet, BBC America ran the UK versions immediately after the NBC remakes aired, so anyone who cared to could flip over and see just how bad the NBC versions compared to the originals. These two remakes have taught me something though. Even with great writing, a show can still come out stinking. Oh, and Mark, I didn't know Three's Company was a remake. I knew All in the Family was, although I've never had the chance to see the original. I don't blame the Brits for taking our green American dollars and laughing all the way to their banks. Though I'm thinking maybe we should start a collection to pay them money to not let Americans ruin any more of their shows. If we could get $1 a year from every person in the US maybe that'd be enough to do it and get Eastenders back on BBC America too. [/QUOTE]
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